Project Director (Data Center Construction)

Placed; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Placed is seeking a Project Director to oversee the full lifecycle delivery of greenfield data center developments in Ohio. You will be responsible for on-site execution, managing contractors, maintaining schedule integrity, and controlling costs while coordinating across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.

This role offers exposure to high-visibility projects backed by global organizations, requiring strong leadership and proactive issue resolution to ensure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience on data centers, mission-critical facilities, or large-scale industrial projects.
• Experience with hyperscalers or mission-critical contractors.
• Knowledge of MEP systems, cooling infrastructure and electrical distribution.
• Strong leadership to guide complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for greenfield data center construction.
• Oversee site activities.
• Ensure safety standards, regulations and environmental requirements.
• Lead readiness for on-time commissioning.
• Manage general contractors, subcontractors and consultants.
• Proactively resolve issues to maintain project continuity.
• Implement project controls and reporting.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Contractor management

Stakeholder coordination

Knowledge of MEP systems

Job description

We are looking for a Project Director to oversee the full lifecycle delivery of greenfield data center developments in Ohio. In this role you will be responsible for managing on-site execution, contractor performance, schedule integrity, cost control, and cross-functional coordination across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations. This is an opportunity to work on high-visibility projects backed by global organizations.

Who we are looking for:

• 8+ years of experience working on data centers, mission-critical facilities or large-scale industrial projects.
• Previous experience working with hyperscalers or mission-critical contractors.
• Knowledge of MEP systems, cooling infrastructure and electrical distribution.
• Strong leadership quality with the ability to lead complex projects.

What you will do:

• Lead end-to-end project management for greenfield data center construction.
• Oversee site activities
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and regulations as well as environmental requirements.
• Lead readiness efforts to support on-time, issue-free commissioning.
• Manage general contractors, subcontractors and consultants.
• Proactively resolve issues to maintain project continuity.
• Implement project controls and reporting